Good morning. Happy Monday. Welcome back to It's Me Tinks. I'm excited for today's episode. It's a follow-up to

my Wednesday live show. I think this is still on the top of all of our minds and you all had a lot to

say. So rather than talk more myself, I thought a good way to structure it would be to just read

the emails that I've received and the DMs I've received. And again, I want to state now more

than ever. I am interested in other people's points of view. I think you'll see that reflected

in this episode. I'm not shying away from that. And I am

personally excited about this new era of the pod. I'm not saying that every week is going to be

super political, but we did just have an extremely important election. And ultimately, this podcast

is personality driven, right? It's about what's on my mind. And increasingly,

even before the election, you guys know how important it is for me, to me, that this community

is smart and informed. And, you know, going back to the we need to be a more interesting topic,

I think it's critical that we can all express ourselves,

debate each other, and kind of land the plane when it comes to giving our thoughts. So in that sense,

I can't wait to have more of these discussions with you. And as always, my show will be a reflection of what I'm thinking

about and what I think is important to this community. With that said, I'm going to read the first

email. Ariana, as a longtime fan, it's honestly a bummer to see this podcast take such a turn

toward divisive political stuff. I started listening because it was fun, interesting,

and something that brought people together. Now it just feels like the vibe has changed.

Really? In one week? Oh, gosh. And instead of good conversation, there's this tense focus on

opinions that seem more about pushing people apart. It's disappointing to see a show I used to

love get caught up in this when it used to be a

place where everyone could just enjoy and relate.

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